Gene Allen Craven
Gene Allen Craven, age 90, of Monticello, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2019, at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta. Allen was born on November 2, 1928 at Mt. Yonah, GA. At the age of 17, he joined the U.S. Navy and proudly served in World War II on the USS William…
Read MoreSarah Josephine Goolsby Sammons
It is with great sadness that the family of Sarah Josephine Goolsby Sammons announces her passing after a brief hospital stay, on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at the age of 90 years. Sarah is survived by her youngest brother, Bennie. Sarah will also be lovingly remembered by her children Ulmont “Bran” Sammons, Sarah “Sally” Sammons,…
Read MoreA Guide to Landscaping Design to Prevent Basement Flooding
Gardening in the Spring A Guide to Landscaping Design to Prevent Basement Flooding Homeowners should always think about altering their landscaping design to prevent basement flooding. Great landscaping enhances the look of your home’s exterior, and it can actually stop flooding issues before they happen. Below, we share five tips to get you started. Add…
Read MoreCoaching for His Alma Mater Is A Dream Job for Rydell Jackson
Rydell Jackson admits the 2018 football season at Monticello High School was something of a blur at times. While Jackson had been in the coaching profession for approximately two decades the 2018 season was his first as a varsity football head coach. Adding to the situation was that Jackson was leading the program for his…
Read MorePiedmont Names Former Assistant Will Johnson as New Football Coach
The excitement can be heard in Will Johnson’s voice. Johnson was recently promoted to head football coach at Piedmont Academy after working the two previous seasons as an assistant. An assembly was held recently announcing the move to players and the student body. “My first goal is to get everyone excited about football again,” Johnson…
Read MoreDeputies Investigate Thefts
Jasper County deputies investigated a few thefts in the last week, including one at 2384 Hwy. 11 south for the second week in a row. This week, items taken included a large assortment of tools. Drugs were taken from an address on Jackson Street, and there was a report of cash missing from Ingles, but…
Read MoreUmbilical Cord?
Where’s your phone? Did I make you look, or is in in your hand? It seems we have gotten so attached to these items that we cannot function without them. I laughingly call it my umbilical cord. Our phones, particularly for millennials, but for us baby boomers too, are much more than communication devices. As…
Read More‘The Sunday That Shocked the World’
John 2:19 “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” (NLT) When one thinks basketball, depending on your era, you associate the sport with a name. For some, you call out Michael Jordan and for others, Lebron James. The same goes for every sport in the game. But in a post-modern…
Read MoreNo Place Like Home
Back home again after flying almost 12,000 miles from Atlanta to Toronto to Munich to Athens, Greece, and back, not to mention the number of steps we walked daily. These days everyone seems to have a watch or cellphone that gives you that information. Someone will announce, “Wow, today, we walked over four miles” which…
Read MoreRemembering the Presidential Race of 1984
The recent death of former South Carolina Senator Ernest Hollings took me back to the 1984 Democratic Primary for President. Hollings was a candidate that year (in the early contests at least) as part of a process that would lead to one of the most lopsided general election defeats for president for Democrats. With a…
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